ATIVE VITA

SPRING IS HERE

2014-03-14T09:02:00.003+02:00

So if the spring is here.. there is time for skirts and bright cars :)

Beidzot ir pienācis laiks svārkiem un košiem automobīļiem :)

2013-09-25T12:42:00.001+03:00

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WOW

2013-03-23T11:17:00.004+02:00

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Fantastic!

Lieliski :)

IN LOVE.

2013-02-03T21:31:00.004+02:00

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Totally in love with new collection!

Esmu iemīlējusies jaunajā kolekcijā!

MY FAV WORK INSTRUMENT

2013-01-20T11:37:00.000+02:00

I really love to use this overlock mashine, just love it. The results are great. Jep, I restarted to sew :)

Man patiešām patīk lietot šo overloku, fantastiski rezultāti. Ā, un es atkal atsāku šūt :)

ENGLISH-LATVIAN

2012-11-02T12:36:00.000+02:00

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Today I am starting to write in english and latvian. :)

No šodienas angliski un latviski :)

WINTER TIME

2012-10-30T10:16:00.001+02:00

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Winter time is here and it's the season of warm and light candles. Can't stay a day without them.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE..

2012-08-20T16:30:00.003+03:00

It's really been a while since I posted something here... But maybe it's a good thing because that means I was busy :) totally busy. I have a lot of work to do and few flats to design including ours. This time I prefer IKEA. So then let's see some interesting and affordable furniture from IKEA.

IKEA ARVIKA

IKEA TJUSIG

IKEA SKRUVSTA

I LOVE THE RUST

2012-04-28T19:41:00.003+03:00

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I love the rust and old metal feeling.

HAPPY EASTER!

2012-04-05T16:22:00.001+03:00

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Happy Easter to everyone :)

CAKE STAND

2012-03-13T14:15:00.004+02:00

What a lovely cake stand. It's available in different colors.

From here "Showcasing your tasty treats is easy as, well, cake! Young Dutch design house Jansen+Co adds to its growing collection of brightly colored ceramic serving ware with these cheerful pedestal stands. Layout cupcakes, pies or even fruit. Or put your favorite tchotchkes on a pedestal. Mix and match and collect them all. Imagine the possibilities! Traditional form meets contemporary styling in the minds of Jansen+Co founders Anouk Jansen and Harm Magis. The couple founded the Amsterdam-based company in 2006 to design and produce fun and functional products, as well as consult on design for companies worldwide."

3D

2012-03-09T20:39:00.002+02:00

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Something I would like to have!

KNITTINGS

2012-03-07T12:56:00.001+02:00

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Great interior decor and maybe also comfy :)) Love the colors.

PERFECT

2012-03-02T11:11:00.002+02:00

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Perfect, really perfect!

HIDING

2012-02-24T16:32:00.001+02:00

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Today I found really great idea in blog freshome. The author of the Twenty Cemento kitchen by Italian kitchen manufacturer Modulnova. I love the up-lifted facade. It is very interesting way how to hide all built in appliances. Also the colors are pretty nice.

COLORS

2012-02-16T12:02:00.000+02:00

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Lovely colored details and swinging rest place :) Love this mix!

Happy!

2012-02-14T10:32:00.000+02:00

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Happy St. Valentines day! :)

MACARONS

2012-02-10T15:01:00.003+02:00

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For today great macarons :)

RECIPE

AB VIRTUVES

2012-02-09T11:29:00.001+02:00

Hi everyone!

Today is the 3rd day of Stockholm Furniture Fair. I'm a bit sad because here is cold and seems like people are tired while they come to Hall C. But the good thing is that our kitchen furniture looks really great and it's the only one in all fair. Tell me what do you think about it..hope you like it!

Later I'm going to look other exhibiters to get new ideas and inspiration!

Photos by Reno Lazdinš

WHERE I WORK

2012-02-03T11:11:00.002+02:00

table "YGREK"

kitchen furniture model "Harmonija"

kitchen furniture model "Plusma"

kitchen furniture model "Renesanse"

kitchen furniture model "Laipa"

kitchen furniture model "Harmonija"

Good morning, everyone! Today I'll tell you about the company I work for! It's called "ab virtuves" and it is company which designs and manufactures home furniture especially kitchen furniture.

Above you can see some photos with our kitchen furniture models we have already made. We work with all costumers individually and we usually make unique designs for each of them. We love to communicate with our clients and help them to find exactly what they need. We work not only with local costumers but also with foreign costumers via internet.

We already have 15 years of experience in this business and we have won several design prizes. This year our good designer Reno Lazdinš has designed a new kitchen furniture model called "R50" which you can see in photos next. Next week we will be in Stockholm because we are participating at Stockholm Furniture Fair with this new model.

More about our company you can read here www.abvirtuves.lv

kitchen furniture model "R50"

CHOCOLATE MARTINI RECIPE

2012-02-02T20:17:00.002+02:00

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Let's get ready for St. Valentines day. I know there is still time.. but I will try to find some interesting recipes for this day and show you. I'm saying I will try because I'm leaving for work to Stockholm for one week and probably I'll be busy posting photos from Stockholm Furniture Fair. Today I'm starting with this chocolate martini recipe!

RECIPE

Ingredients:

-crushed ice cubes
-30 g dark chocolate, (70% cocoa solids), plus a piece to serve
-25 ml double cream
-ice cubes
-30 ml vodka
-15 ml dry vermouth

1. Fill a martini glass with crushed ice to cool the glass.

2. Break the chocolate into squares in a bowl. Heat the cream to scorching point and pour over the chocolate. Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth.

3. Put lots of ice cubes in a cocktail shaker, add the spirits and a double measure of the chocolate sauce (use the rest in a second helping). Put the lid on and shake, shake, shake for 15 seconds.

4. Discard the crushed ice from the glass and strain in the chocolate Martini. Drop in a small piece of chocolate and serve while still ice cold.

Variation: for an even sexier drink add a dash of Grand Marnier or Cointreau liqueur and carefully hold a lighter to a strip of orange peel and allow the burnt oils to fall onto the surface of the cocktail.

Recipe from - http://uktv.co.uk

DIRTY WALLS

2012-01-30T10:41:00.004+02:00

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What do you think of these walls? Personally I adore them. I love the dirty look of concrete walls and old brick walls are my favorite. And as in the photo I love the combination with glass and dark metal.

COLOR IN TEXTURE

2012-01-29T18:51:00.001+02:00

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This scene in the photo is really inspiring. I love the green color which pops out of the neutral background. But even the background is so neutral it's not simple because of many different textures.

SIMPLICITY

2012-01-28T11:02:00.001+02:00

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Love this simple, minimalistic style kitchen furniture. Love the white facades and countertops and original handles!

CONSTRUCTION COLOR A.K.A. COCKATOO PANTONE 14-5420

2012-01-16T17:05:00.001+02:00

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Hey everyone!

It's been a while.. as you know this is very hard period for me.. I am very very busy at work but know while I am waiting for rendering of visualization I decided to write my thoughts about this funny color which I love and hate at the same time. Only the difference when I hate or love it depends on the situation when and where this color is used! For example if I see clothes in this color I love it, I like the color and I like the feeling but if I have to use this color in interior or furniture design I better don't. It's because this color reminds me about some construction materials which are used for making walls in wet rooms :) So I prefer to call this color "construction color".

What do you think about this color?

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